Bill, a poet, reciting his grandson's favorite quote by Plato.
Recorded by his wife using the voice memo application on her iPhone and emailed to Born of Sound. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Karen wanted to create a memorable 6th wedding anniversary gift for her husband incorporating their vows and wedding colors. Photographed by Karen De Jager: Spectrum Photography
* Not shared to protect their privacy. The vows were extracted from their wedding video. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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H's husband collects, restores, and races vintage cars. She told him she’d like to record the “rumble” of one of his cars. He chose his 1965 Shelby Mustang GT 350.
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A soldier contacted us to create a meaningful Christmas gift for his wife while he was on another tour of duty. He wanted her to know he was always thinking of her and missing her whenever she looked at her sound-form.
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Kris wanted to get her dad a meaningful gift for Christmas. She knew that her grandfather had been known to record himself playing the fiddle. She also knew that her father had boxes of these casette tapes in the garage.
Click to hear the musical legacy of Kris' grandfather playing the fiddle. Recorded using the voice memo application on the iPhone. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Avinash, a pediatric neurosurgeon, wanted a unique way to commemorate his son’s birth. For him, the possibility of recording his son’s first sound, coming into this world, was truly inspiring.
Click to hear Ganesh’s first sound now. Recorded at the hospital, in the delivery room, on Avinash’s iPhone. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Michelle loves the sound of Ben giggling when she tickles him. It makes her laugh. Which makes Ben giggle more. Michelle loved the idea of turning Ben’s baby giggle into a piece of art.
Click to hear Ben’s giggle here. Ben’s dad recorded it one afternoon on his smart phone while Michelle did the tickling. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Garret, a winemaker in Napa Valley, California, was curious to try making a sound-form commemorating the winery’s 2010 Cab. He popped the cork and poured (with a grin, he admits) the wine into a pair of Bordeaux glasses.
Click to hear the pop and pour now. Recorded at home by Garret’s wife on her smart phone. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Arati and Alex are an international couple who both speak several languages. Alex wanted to surprise Arati with a very personal piece of artwork after their son was born. He chose to say “I love you” in Mandarin.
Click to hear Alex’s “I love you” now. He recorded it on his desktop computer at home. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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Anton and Gloria were expecting their first child. When Gloria heard her baby’s heartbeat at a prenatal appointment, it made the pregnancy even more real. At her next appointment, she recorded the heartbeat as a way to capture that moment.
Click to hear Adrian’s heartbeat here. The mother-to-be recorded it on her iPhone during her ultrasound in the doctor’s office. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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We recorded “Imagination welcome” to entice and inspire you to create your own sound-form. Let your imagination go! Say something! Welcome to Born of Sound.
Click to hear the Born of Sound Team. We recorded this using the microphone on a MacPro and the iPhone's voice memo app. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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A. wrote “Hello Love” for J. and recorded it for the first dance at their wedding reception. For their anniversary, A. created a sound-form of the main melody, so they could see the music as well as hear it.
Click to hear the melody of “Hello Love” now. Recorded on the home computer. (Please check you have your computer or device's volume enabled)
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This was a song that meant a lot to a couple throughout their long-term and long distance relationship. They commissioned this piece to be displayed in their newly purchased home.
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